Los Angeles: Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong`o and Michael Fassbender, her co-star in best picture winner `12 Years a Slave` are among the 271 artistes invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its membership.

"This year`s class of invitees represents some of the most talented, creative and passionate filmmakers working in our industry today," said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in a statement here.

"Their contributions to film have entertained audiences around the world, and we are proud to welcome them to the Academy."
Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy`s membership in 2014.